Sentences with phrase «state of nation»

In that context, I found and reported here that China was asserting in their State of the Nation report that they were acting to combat CO2 by planting forests.

From a union perspective, the Clean Power Plan presents a tremendous organizing opportunity in every state of the nation.

The report card released by the American Society of Civil Engineers on the state of the nation's infrastructure gave a grade of D - to sewers and water treatment plants — very near failing.

From Greenham Common to the Troubles, the London riots to mad cow disease, the Hayward's ambitious new show explores the changing state of the nation over the past 70 years

If Weather of Not is the visual manifestation of states of mind, and The Let Go an expression of states of being, Cave's November exhibition will bookend this exploration, delving further into an overarching informative element of these personal and collective states — the state of the nation.

In January, Museum of Homelessness presents State of the Nation, a year - long response to the homelessness crisis in the UK.

In award - winning artist Kudzanai Chiurai's State of the Nation, the notion of «state» is explored as a utopia and an action, a state of mind as well as a status.

Kudzanai Chiurai's Defining the State of a Nation runs at Zeitz MOCAA Pavilion at the V&A Waterfront until 1 February 2015.

As part of his exhibition State of the Nation Kudzanai Chiurai will engage in a panel discussion with Professor Pitika Ntuli.

Originally commissioned in 2004, After Before constructs a quasi-documentary multi-channel film where two actors conduct interviews on the streets of New York City — two months prior to the US Presidential Elections — in an attempt to illuminate the state of the nation.

Employment by U.S. Census: Data that measures the state of the nation's workforce, including employment and unemployment levels, as well as weeks and hours worked.

Forty - four artists explore the state of the nation — both physically and culturally, in this exhibition juried by Do Good Foundation founder Alan Rothschild.

At 18th Street Arts Center, we have great concern about the state of our nation in this post-election world and want to confirm our mission and commitment to artists and social justice.

The site - specific immersive installation features two 170 foot murals and several abstract wooden sculptures intended to raise questions about the current economic, ecological, and civic state of the nation, as well as the individual's role in it.

He's just co-written an important State of the Nation report for the mammals.

Heartworms have been diagnosed in animals in every state of the nation, but are most commonly seen within 150 miles of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, from the Gulf of Mexico to New Jersey and along the Mississippi River and its major tributaries, according to the American Heartworm Society.

«Given the fragile state of the nation's housing market, now is not the time to be scaling back incentives for homeownership,» Michael D. Berman, CMB, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association, saying it would «have negative repercussions for consumers and home values up and down the housing chain.»

Considering the state of the nation now, experts believe things are about to get tougher, even if it is hard to admit.

In the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University's 2016 State of the Nation's Housing Report, they revealed that «The number of cost - burdened households rose to 21.3 million.

The Joint Center For Housing Studies Of Harvard University released The State of the Nation's Housing report today and assessed that the key to a housing market recovery in the United States will hinge largely on the state of the job market.

The state of the nation's housing market continues to be of concern to many people inside and outside the real estate industry.

Given the fragile state of the nation's housing market, now is not the time to be scaling back incentives for homeownership.

As of this year, over 11 million Americans spend over half of their income on rent, according to the annual State of the Nation's Housing Report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

The state of the nation's housing market is a frequent topic of discussion.

The Vigilante Author: No, let's not go there, or we'll spend the rest of the interview time sharing our mutual indignation over the state of the nation.

For National Poetry Month, we're highlighing new collections from four American poets that offer fresh insights into the state of the nation.

Across the country, the Common Core standards, a set of rigorous K - 12 English and math benchmarks designed to improve the state of the nation's schools, have become increasingly divisive.

Education Week released its 21st annual «Quality Counts» report on the state of the nation's public schools.

This information from a Gallup poll on the state of the nation's schools was shared at ASCD's recent Whole Child Symposium on the engagement gap.

Instead, what should be appalling to every American is the reality that tomorrow, when the PISA rankings fade from headlines, many advocates will go back to defending the current state of this nation's public schools.

A new state of the nation survey published in October has found that 61 % of governing boards had difficulty attracting new recruits to serve as governors and trustees.

→ Action → Establish a report card for the nation that uses indicators of what the public deems important and make the findings know in an annual State of the Nation's Schools with corresponding State of Our State schools reports.

As NAGC's bi-annual report State of the Nation in Gifted Education (11/11/15 release) will highlight, there is a lack of transparency and consistency in laws, policies, and funding to support students with extraordinary gifts and talents.

Even though, as Arne Duncan proclaims on State of the Nation, he is «not for charter schools, he is for good charter schools», the net result of his support will be the further proliferation of these schools with little attention to quality.

At the launch of Joseph Rowntree Foundation's state of the nation report, UK Poverty 2017, the Chair of the Education Select Committee Robert Halfon MP gave the keynote address, identifying the importance of education and equal access.

The most stirring account of the deplorable state of the nation's school facilities, especially those in inner - city neighborhoods, was Jonathan Kozol's book Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools.

Mr Osborne and Mr Alexander briefed the cabinet on the plans on Tuesday morning, which will be confirmed in the Autumn Statement, when Mr Osborne updates MPs on the state of the nation's finances.

The Wellcome Trust has also commissioned a «state of the nation» report on UK primary science education, which was produced this month by the University of Manchester and CFE Research.

Excerpts of their post appear below: To get a glimpse of the social studies teacher workforce in the U.S., we look to data from the 2011 - 12 Schools and Staffing Survey Read more about The State of the Nation's Social Studies Educators -LSB-...]

«The latest Social Mobility Commission's «State of the Nation» report reveals the Government's abject failure in tackling the root causes of poverty and inequality and in offering hope to communi...

Finally, these trends will be provided to policy makers in a «State of the Nation» report about the real, but often hidden, costs and benefits of initiatives such as the introduction of a national curriculum and changes to national testing and accountability requirements.

In its recent State of the Nation report, the Social Mobility Commission called for more careers advice in schools, and better destinations data to hold schools to account for the guidance they give young people.

The government's Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report, shows that worst performing areas for social mobility are no longer inner city areas, but remote rural and coastal areas, and former industrial areas, especially in the Midlands.

The State of the Nation report advises that, despite a «welcome focus on improving attainment in schools», the link between social demography and educational destiny has «not been broken».

The Social Mobility Commission's State of the Nation report last year showed that «Britain's deep social mobility problem, for this generation of young people in particular, is getting worse not better.»

Chief executive of Ipsos MORI Ben Page joined delegates on the Friday morning to share Britain's thoughts on the state of the nation.

This gives leaders a «state of the nation» position for education technology adoption across the UK with which to compare their personal position.

The latest edition of «The State of Our Nation's Youth,» which has published poll results episodically since 1996, finds a marked increase in academic pressure reported among the nation's teenagers.

Last month's Social Mobility Commission State of the Nation report was a stark reminder of the challenges we face to ensure every child gets a fair start in life.

A study into the state of the nation's schools has revealed that an overwhelming majority of teachers and head teachers consider the school environment to affect pupils» academic life.